Ice creeper



Sept. 12, 19.44. Q HARVEY 2,358,066

ICE CREEPER Filed Dec. 4, 1942 lINVENTOR.

Patented Sept. 12,1944

UNITED v'STATES OFFICE Y y I I 2,358,066

ICE CREEPEB Clarence HarveyfCanastota, N. Y. Application December 4, 1942, Serial No. `467,885 v e -51 Claims.

This invention relates to ice creepers designed primarily for use with shoes or boots, the construction of the ice Creeper being such that it may be readily and easily positioned over theheel of the boot or shoe, and securely held in place, without the use of screws, cement or similar securing meansj y i An important object of the invention is to provide an ice creeper including a wide elastic supporting member adapted to t around the heel of the shoe or boot to which the creeper is applied, theelasticity ofthe supporting member being such as to securely vgrip theheel and prevent ,f

displacement or movement of the Creeper with respect to the heel.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ice creeper which may be readily and easily moved'from its inactive position within the instep portion of the shoe, to its active position, directly over the bottom of the heel.

Still another object of the invention isto con` struct the spur plate of the icreeper to i'lt the lower lift of the heelfrto insure against movement of the spur plate with respect to thel heel f when in use. n

A still further object of the invention is to provide an ice creeper which may be used at the ball Y the invention, as positioned en the heel of a shoe. i

Figure 2 is a bottom plan View thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3;--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional 'view taken on line 4 4 of Figure 1. Y

Referring to the drawing in detail, the ice Creeper embodies a wide elastic supporting band indicated by the reference character 5, the band Y being of a size, so thatV when it is stretched over the heel of a` shoe or boot, the .band will `securely grip the heel. f

Vulcanized to the rear portion of the band 5,

(SCl. Sii-61) Y is an-ela'stic'strip y6, the strip vrproviding the attaching means between the spur plate I and the band 5.

rThe spur plate I is uof a shape to nt the bot-l formed adjacent to the edge ofV the plate at the n sides of and rear thereof, which tongues engage the lower lift of the heel to prevent lateral movement of the spur platewith respect to theheel.

e Formed integral with the plate, anddisposed adjacent tor thefront edge thereof, are upwardly extended flanges 9 that Vare formed withA elongated openings that accommodate `the strip 5, whereby the band is securely held on the plate.J Spurs indicated at I il are rpunched from the spur plate 'I, and are arranged in a row across the front portion of the plate', the spurs I I which k are also punched from the plate being disposed' VZO'adjacent to the side edges of the plate, and arranged `on a line drawn through the center ofY the plate, transversely of the plate.

From the foregoing it will .be seen that due to .the construction shown and described, the spur plate 'I will, due to the elasticity oi the strip 6, be held into close engagement with either the lowermost lift of the shoe, or in a. position as shown in dotted lines in Figure l of the drawing, where the plate is out of the way, but ready Ifor immediate use, by merely stretching the strip 6 and moving the spurplate to the position as shown in full lines.

It might be furtherstate'djhat because of the Vconstruction of the supporting band, the' ice Creeper may be secured in position on shoe heels of practically any sizeV and shape, the elasticity of the band permitting the band to conform to the sity of using screws or similar fastening means 40 which not only disg'ure the shoe heel, but frequently become loose and render the Creeper noperative to accomplish its purpose;N

What is claimed is:

1. Atn icecreeperfor shoe heels, comprising a wide elastic band adapted to be stretched over a shoe heel, an elastic strip "secured kto said elastic band, a spur plate to which the elasticstrip -is secured, ears extending upwardly from the edges of the plate and adapted to engage the edges of the heel on which the creeper is positioned, re-

the heel, and said elastic strip adapted to hold the bottom of the heel of the shoe. 2. An ice Creeper for shoe heels, comprising a shape of the heel, thereby eliminating the neces- *y '.stricting movement of the plate with respect to Wide elastic band adapted to be stretched over a termediate its ends, to the rear portion ofthe ,i

elastic band, a spur plate to which theAends of the elastic strip are secured, means on the spur plate for engaging the edges of a shoe heel preventing movement of the spur plate with respect to the v heel, and said elastic strip adapted to draw the plate into engagement with either the front surface of the heel,`o`r the bottom of the heel.

4. An ice Creeper for shoe heels, comprising a yieldable memberadapted to embrace the heel of a shoe, a yieldable strip. secured to the yieldable member, at therrear of the yieldable member,

the ends of the yieldable strip extending forwardly, a spur plate to which the yieldable strip is secured, ears extending from the spur plate and adapted to engage the heel on which the Creeper is positioned, holding the spur plate against lateral movement, and said yieldable strip adapted to hold the spur plate into engagement with either the front surface of the heel, or the bottom of the heel.

5. An ice crepeer for shoe heels, comprising a yieldable band adapted to embrace the heel of a shoe, a yieldable strip secured to the yieldable band at the rear thereof, the ends of the yieldable strip extending forwardly, a spur plate adapted to t over the bottom of a heel, said yieldable strip being secured to the spur plate adjacent to the front edge thereof, and said yieldable strip adapted to draw the plate into engagement with either the front edge of the heel when the plate the plate is positioned for use.

CLARENCE HARVEY. 

